Memecoins hit hardest in rough year that saw 11.6M tokens fail

Cointelegraph.com NewsMemecoin launchpads such as pump.fun flooded the market in 2025 with millions of “low effort” coins, leading to a record number of crypto token failures. 

​Memecoin launchpads such as pump.fun flooded the market in 2025 with millions of “low effort” coins, leading to a record number of crypto token failures.